Muscle, Skeletal: Muscle cramps, aches, pain, and weakness; joint pain; muscle breakdown [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I came into the house to call our doctor and his office said to get him to the hospital [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] His personality changed, his talking stopped, he told them I know what I want to say, but it does not come out or not the way I want [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] In studies with lipid-lowering agents similar to ZOCOR, there have been rare reports of birth defects of the skeleton and digestive system [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If anything could cause stress that would do it [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I provided information from your site to my neurologist [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
) Pediatric Use: ZOCOR is not recommended for children or patients under 20 years of age [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] These have included one or more of the following: a severe generalized reaction that may include shortness of breath, wheezing, digestive symptoms, and low blood pressure and even shock; an allergic reaction with swelling of the face, lips, tongue and/or throat with difficulty swallowing or breathing; symptoms mimicking lupus (a disorder in which a person's immune system may attack parts of his or her own body); severe muscle and blood vessel inflammation; bruises; various disorders of blood cells (that could result in anemia, infection, or blood clotting problems) or abnormal blood tests; inflamed or painful joints; hives; fatigue and weakness; sensitivity to sunlight; fever, chills; flushing; difficulty breathing; and severe skin disorders that vary from rash to a serious burn-like shedding of skin all over the bod
y, including mucous membranes such as the lining of the mouth [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The interaction could lead to potentially dangerous effects [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Please read additional important Patient Product Information and Prescribing Information [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If you are scheduled for major surgery, your doctor will have you stop taking Zocor a few days before the operation [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Do not take Zocor while breastfeeding your baby [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Multum does not assume any responsibility for any aspect of healthcare administered with the aid of information Multum provides [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Your doctor may prescribe Zocor in addition to
a cholesterol-lowering diet if your blood cholesterol level is too high, and if you have been unable to lower it by diet alone [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] When combined with Calan or Cordarone, the dosage of Zocor should not exceed 20 milligrams a day [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Discuss the use of alcohol with your doctor so that the potential for liver problems can be determined [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] In a large, long-term study, patients taking ZOCOR experienced similar side effects to those patients taking placebo (sugar pills) [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Simvastatin should not be used in children [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Asked the heart doctor said there is no way
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] thank you so much for listening to us, and knowing what we have went through [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Blood cholesterol determinations are performed in regular intervals during treatment so that dosage adjustments can be made [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] So tell your doctor about any other medications you are taking [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I've cut it back to about 10mg now but I'm thinkin
g of stopping it altogether [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Since Zocor may cause damage to muscle tissue, be sure to tell your doctor of any unexplained muscle tenderness, weakness, or pain right away, especially if you also have a fever or feel sick [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Beatrice Golomb of the UCSD statin study soon discovered that Zocor and Mevacor also were major players in the growing field of cognitive dysfunction in its users [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The risk of muscle breakdown is greater in patients with kidney problems or diabetes [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Hypersensitivity (Allergic) Reactions: On rare occasions, a wide variety of symptoms have been reported to occur either alone or together in groups (referred to as a syndrome) that appeared to be based on all
ergic-type reactions, which may rarely be fatal [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Patients using ZOCOR along with any of these other drugs should be carefully monitored by their physician [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] They all tell him he is depressed [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The effectiveness of the medication in lowering cholesterol is dose related [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Patients taking these medicines should have their blood tested before starting therapy with ZOCOR and should continue to be monitored [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Lowering LDL cholesterol levels retards progression and may even reverse coronary artery disease [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] am a retired family doctor and fo
rmer NASA scientist astronaut [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Continue to take simvastatin even if you feel well [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] For people at lower risk, the cut-off is 160 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Do not increase or decrease the amount of grapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Take simvastatin at around the same time(s) every day [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The medication should be used with caution in patients with alcohol or other liver diseases [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I am Board certified both in Family Practice and Preventive Medicine
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The dosage can be adjusted every 4 weeks [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Do not take Zocor without first talking to your doctor if you have liver disease [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Zocor is a cholesterol-lowering drug [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] These similarities should surprise no one for each of these drugs represents only a minor alteration of the configuration of the parent molecule [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] ZOCOR is a prescription tablet and isnt right for everyone, including women who are nursing or pregnant or who may become pregnant, and anyone with liver problems [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I don't remember anything, not even calling the doctor
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] and so on [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] He has not filled the prescripiton yet, as I won't do it [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] She then went back through all the literature she had received from the drug companies on statins and could find no mention of TGAs as possible side effects [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Only your doctor can weigh the risks versus the benefits of any prescription drug [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Endocrine (Hormone) Function: ZOCOR and other drugs in this class may affect the production of certain hormones [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] They reported this in Pharmacotherapy in Aug, 2003
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Neuropathies, thought at first to be relatively rare, are of particular concern because of their failure to regress [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Tablets ZOCOR for oral administration contain either 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg or 80 mg of simvastatin and the following inactive ingredients: cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, iron oxides, lactose, magnesium stearate, starch, talc, titanium dioxide and other ingredients [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] We now have hundreds of cases of transient global amnesia and tens of thousands of cases of extreme forgetfulness, confusion and disorientation associated with the use of Zocor and the other stronger statins [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] After the heart surgery his neck started hurting and finally a MRI said that he had arthritis and mass effects of it t
hrough out the area [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Since I am healthy other than this high cholesterol problem I could not understand what was wrong [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I am on the war about this stuff as well [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Click here for more information on Zocor from the manufacturer [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] We got in the car and I was driving [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] My personal concerns began in May 1999 when I experienced my first episode of total global amnesia and again in May 2000, when my second attack of this harrowing con
dition occurred, seemingly out of the blue [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] No evidence of mutations of or damage to genetic material has been seen [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Take Zocor exactly as directed by your doctor [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Your doctor may start you on a low dose of simvastatin and gradually increase your dose, not more than once every 4 weeks [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Some people with severe, hereditary high cholesterol may be prescribed as much as 80 milligrams a day, taken in doses of 20, 20, and 40 milligrams, along with other treatments
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] ZOCOR should be used with caution in patients who consume large amounts of alcohol [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] It inhibits the production of cholesterol by the liver [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Do not stop taking simvastatin without talking to your doctor [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If you do not understand these directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] After seeing a neurologist and getting the whole battery of tests, she classified it as a TGA [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] My husband was out in the garage with a friend and the friend came to the door and asked me to come out that my hus
band was ill [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If a woman does become pregnant while taking ZOCOR, she should stop taking the drug and talk to her doctor at once [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] ) Some patients taking lipid-lowering agents similar to ZOCOR and coumarin anticoagulants (a type of blood thinner) have experienced bleeding and/or increased blood clotting time [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Our few aches and pains has evolved to many deaths from rhabdomyolysis and rising numbers of patients with debilitating muscle pain persisting for years despite cessation of the statin drug involved, a position shared by Zocor and its counterparts [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The absence of a warning for a given drug or drug combination in no way should be construed to indicate that the drug or drug combination is sa
fe, effective or appropriate for any given patient [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Then on to the "cocktail of heart meds" the Zocor 20 mg, Niaspan 1000 ER, Enalapril 10 mg, Toprol XL 25 mg, Aspirin 325 mg, and then they put him on Celebrex and ibuprofen 800 mg [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Your doctor may also monitor the level of certain muscle enzymes in your body, but there is no assurance that such monitoring will prevent the occurrence of severe muscle disease [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Side effects that do occur are usually mild and short-lived [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Rare cases of muscle problems and liver problems have been
associated with the use of Zocor and other similar medicines [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
However I didn't look on the bottle when it arrived and I started with just a half pill [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] In clinical studies with ZOCOR, less than 1 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If your liver enzyme levels remain unusually high, your doctor should discontinue your medication [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] My husband told me about it [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] When we were leaving our subdivision, I asked him where the hospital was and he thought I was kidding [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Never had this problem before the surgery [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Store Zocor at room temperature away from moisture
and heat [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] My wife of 4 years has said she has noticed changes in my personality and memory in the last year or so [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The information contained herein is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
I have gotten him on the research for Beatrice Golomb [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] ZOCOR1 (simvastatin) is a lipid-lowering agent that is derived synthetically from a fermentation product of Aspergillus terreus [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] My husband was out in the garage with a friend and the friend came to the door and asked me to come out that my husband was ill [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] High blood cholesterol is first treated with exercise, weight loss, and a diet low in cholesterol and saturated fats [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Zocor is a cholesterol-lowering drug [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] and the side effects of these meds: they give you a med, t
o cover up a problem and then give you another problem [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If you do become pregnant while taking Zocor, notify your doctor right away [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Do not take Zocor while breastfeeding your baby [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] These treatment guidelines take into account the level of LDL cholesterol as well as the presence of other risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, cigarette smoking, low HDL cholesterol level, and family history of early coronary heart disease [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] It usually is taken one to three times a day [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] He has not filled the prescripiton yet, as I won't do it
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Some patients may have muscle pain or weakness while taking ZOCOR [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Anyway, I called my cardiologist and he said he didn't think it was cause by Zocor, but for me to go off of it for three months [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Neuropathies, thought at first to be relatively rare, are of particular concern because of their failure to regress [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Have you heard of a lot of people who have experienced TGA? I have one friend who was on Lipitor and has wasted muscle that he says he will never recover from [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] It inhibits the production of cholesterol by the liver
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Side effects that do occur are usually mild and short-lived [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Eye/Senses: Blurred vision, altered taste sensation, progression of cataracts, eye muscle weakness [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Take Zocor exactly as directed by your doctor [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] LDL cholesterol is believed to be the "bad" cholesterol that is primarily responsible for the development of coronary artery disease [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] for a little over a year [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Those who have severe kidney disease should use Zocor with caution [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] other tim
es we would be going somewhere (where we have been many times) and forget how to get there and where he was going [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Now his cholesterol is on the high side, but HDL is still to low [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The dosage can be adjusted every 4 weeks [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I have been on Simvastatin for two years [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Since Zocor may cause damage to muscle tissue, be sure to tell your doctor of any unexplained muscle tenderness, weakness, or pain right away, especially if you also have a fever or feel sick [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Since
I am healthy other than this high cholesterol problem I could not understand what was wrong [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils) [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Thank you for the work you are doing to bring this issue more attention [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Persistently abnormal liver tests during treatment are ra
re, but may lead to a discontinuation of the medication [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Take each dose with a full glass of water [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The risk of muscle breakdown is increased when simvastatin is given together with other medications such as cyclosporine (Sandimmune), gemfibrozil (Lopid), erythromycin and nicotinic acid [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] My husband told me about it [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with Zocor [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Central Nervous System Toxicity; Cancer, Mutations, Impairment of Fertility: Like most prescription drugs, ZOCOR was required to b
e tested on animals before it was marketed for human use [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If your enzyme levels increase, your doctor should order more frequent tests [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Drug information contained herein may be time sensitive [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The usual starting dose is 20 to 40 milligrams once a day in the evening [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The risk of muscle breakdown is greater in patients taking certain other drugs along with ZOCOR, such as the lipid-lowering drug Lopid (gemfibrozil), a fibrate; lipid-lowering doses of nicotinic acid (niacin); the antibiotics erythromycin and clarithromycin; nefazodone; antifungal drugs that are azole derivatives, such as itraconazole and ketoconazole; the calcium channel blocker Posicor; or drugs that suppress the immune system
(called immunosuppressive drugs, such as Sandimmune [cyclosporine]) [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Tell your doctor about any liver disease you may have had in the past and about how much alcohol you consume [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] It kept getting worse, started doing research and with him having LOW Cholesterol ( all of it, total, HDL, LDL, trig [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I forget where I am and what I was doing [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Store Zocor at room temperature away from moisture and heat [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Discuss this with your doctor, who can explain these conditions to you [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] so want him back on Lipitor, told the doctor would r
ather have something else for him [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If you have conditions that can increase your risk of muscle breakdown, which in turn can cause kidney damage, your doctor should temporarily withhold or stop ZOCOR [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If your liver enzyme levels rise too high, your doctor may tell you to stop taking Zocor [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] We are seeing severe emotional problems with hostility, aggressiveness and suicides being reported associated with use of Zocor and its sister drugs [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Its structural formula is: Simvastatin is a white to off-white, nonhygroscopic, crystalline powder that is practically insoluble in water, and freely soluble in chloroform, methanol and ethanol [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Your doct
or may want you to have blood tests or other medical evaluations during treatment with Zocor to monitor progress and side effects [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] However I didn't look on the bottle when it arrived and I started with just a half pill [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I have stopped taking the Zocor and have an appointment with my regular physician next week [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Simvastatin is a cholesterol- lowering medicine [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] ) I found out that he should be taking coq 10 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Follow your doctor's instructions [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Some people with severe, hereditary high cholesterol may
be prescribed as much as 80 milligrams a day, taken in doses of 20, 20, and 40 milligrams, along with other treatments [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] he was not the same person I married 30 years ago [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Muscle: Tell your doctor right away if you experience any muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness at any time during treatment with ZOCOR, particularly if you have a fever or if you are generally not feeling well, so your doctor can decide if ZOCOR should be stopped [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I had a heart attack (no heart damage) and had one stent put in and then my heart doctor put me on Zocor along with some other meds [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] thank you so much for listening to us, and knowing what we have went through
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] In studies of mice with high doses of ZOCOR, the likelihood of certain types of cancerous tumors increased [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Lowering LDL cholesterol levels retards progression and may even reverse coronary artery disease [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Why doctors prescribe the medications that are known to harm people is a mystery to me [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Pregnancy: Pregnant women should not take ZOCOR because it may harm the fetus [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The empirical formula of simvastatin is C25H38O5 and its molecular weight is 418
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Also, since there are no known adverse consequences of briefly stopping therapy with ZOCOR, treatment should be stopped a few days before elective major surgery [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] When we were leaving our subdivision, I asked him where the hospital was and he thought I was kidding [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Your doctor should perform routine blood tests to check these enzymes before you start treatment with ZOCOR and periodically thereafter (for example, semiannually) for your first year of treatment or until one year after your last elevation in dose [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] If your cholesterol level or heart attack risk is especially
high, the doctor may start with a dose of 40 milligrams [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I just came across one of your web pages and saw where you had invited anyone who has had an problem with a statin to let you know about it [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I have also contacted my brother, a former Air Force pilot who is taking Lipitor and referred him to your web site [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] The medication should be used with caution in patients with alcohol or other liver diseases [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Because there are risks in combining therapy with ZOCOR with lipid-lowering doses of nicotinic acid (niacin) or with drugs that suppress the immune system, your doctor should carefully weigh the potential benefits and risks
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Often these tests were designed to achieve higher drug concentrations than humans achieve at recommended dosing [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] So tell your doctor about any other medications you are taking [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Our few aches and pains has evolved to many deaths from rhabdomyolysis and rising numbers of patients with debilitating muscle pain persisting for years despite cessation of the statin drug involved, a position shared by Zocor and its counterparts [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] I was tired all the time, felt lousy, no energy [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Do not take Zocor if you are pregnant, could become pregnant during treatment, or if you are breast-feeding a baby [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Asked the heart doctor said there is no way [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] None of this before the heart attack that we knew about [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Nursing Mothers: Drugs taken by nursing mothers may be present in their breast milk [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] When Coumadin is given together with simvastatin, blood clotting times require monitoring to avoid excessive blood thinning and bleeding [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Asked them if they had read research about the side effects and w
hat some people are having to go through [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Discuss the use of alcohol with your doctor so that the potential for liver problems can be determined [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] In some tests, the animals had damage to the nerves in the central nervous system [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Please read additional important Patient Product Information and Prescribing Information [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] They thought I was nuts and my husband did go off all meds and went on supplements and vitamins back in June [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]